The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-08-27

pares before me the vital poverty OF the
english tongue, and makes me wish that
u had in classic mold the verbal power
OF piraticaI profanity. Not one OF the
Maroons was at the train 70 meet the
visitors and no hotel arrangements had
been made. The boys stalked around
town while and then proceeded to find
the ball ground, in which they were sue
cessful, and began topractice. No soon
or had the ball been shot out than kids.
dirty,rag-muffings OF the hoodlum variety
put IN nm appearance and at once set up
a yell which ! analyzcd and found in the
main to contain the one word, rats"
To say the least, I was surprised, and
surely these kids were not doing this
from their own free Wills. Icornered one
OF the dirty littlescamps and after closely
questioning him found that Browning
told us to do it," / also heard il re-
marked that in case the Maroons were
defeated our boys were TO be rotten egg
ed off OF the ball grounds; il sounded
rather absurd and / did not credit il,
because there was no reason for it. After
practice the boys started for town and
were followed by the regiment 81 filthy,
dirt be-grimmed kids who with appraised
voices continued the yelling Brown
ing told them TO do it and they were
attending TO duty with great vehemency.
Mr.. Browning is the captain Of the
Maroons and il one OF the most snarly,
ignorant. selfish, and pig-headed little
chaps j ever had the misfortune TO en-
counter He may think he did a manly
act by setting his hoodlums TO work in
the manner he did, but there are many
more who are inclined TO think different
~, and at any rate il reflects no credit to
Norway. When the game was called
quite crowd had assembled, but the
enthusiasm was generally knocked out
OF them until the umpire began 10 act in
n peculiar manner. Their shouts and
ieering jokes were numerous and untime-
". AT the close OF the game they almost
went wild and ON the way to town the
members OF our nine and also all of those
from here in attendance were frequently
insulted, and hooted until the main part
OF the city was reached Mr.. knight, OF
the Current, claimed that the Maroons
were ill-treated while here, and while 90
ing for all OF us in general lac sits down
on Pat Mcliugh with unjust hardness
Let me say that, Norway has no Pat
McHugh, but she gets there just the same,
and in highly disgusting manner. Mr..
knight is not so much TO blame az he
might be; he did not attend the game
played here and only had what was told
him by the defeated ball players go go
by, while / attended both games and
know what am talking about and have
made up my mind that the manager Of
the Maroons intended Go treat our boys
as shabbily as he knew how During the
game played here ON Saturday, August
g, the catcher for the Maroons was IN
jurcd and il was agreed that they were
TO play our club with the same men n,s
played the first game, with the exception
OF Sam Perkins. the disabled catcher.
The Mnroons fully agreed 20 this AMI
further agreed not TO ring in any outside
ball playersland the thing was satisfaction
lily settled between the two clubs. When
the boys arrived at Norway they learned
that Burr Catlin, OF Iron Mountain, was
to catch and that one Frank Stevens,
resident Of Iron Mountain.
was to occupy the pitchers box. Man
ager Clapp, and Captain ID. O Bricn sought
out Captain Browning and questioned
him about it. Mr.. Clapp asked him il
that was according 60 agreement and
further told him that he would not play
his men unless one Of the two men with
drew. ignorant Browning grew quite
angry and asked Mr. Clapp II he propos-
ed Go dictate Go him who he should play
and who he should not The matter was
there dropped, as il was found that
Browning had no intentions Of reccding
or being at all civil. Later our manager
to play the game any way and
10y playing honestly hoped TO win; they
played honestly and in good form, but
IL was Of mo- use. The eamc throughout
was loose one as the score viii show.
had an interview with Manager Clapp
the other day. He said: Eyes, there il
no doubt in my mind but that we won
the game, but were beaten out Of il by
the decisions OF the umpire, / had no
dea that Warren would choke us off like